Fine toothed jigsaw ? Works for me on a high speed. Just take it slowly and
try and support both sides of the board as close to the blade as possible.


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From: "Jesse Lackey" <jesse@CELESTIALAUDIO.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [EE]: What thickness PCB? & cutting?


> I destroyed a good $40 paper cutter after 20 cuts of FR4 board.
>
> I've used a grinding / cutting wheel on a dremel to cut boards, but its
> very limited due to wheel / dremel body clearances, creates an enormous
> amount of fiberglass dust, and often breaks wheels spectacularly.
>
> I still don't have any sort of good means to cut up PCBs.  Its a
> problem.  Hacksaw and nibbler.  Both tedious and make jagged edges.
>
> Anyone?
>
> J
>
> Tony Harris wrote:
> >>I've had good luck cutting PCB with a lever blade paper cutter. Not
where
> >
> > I
> >
> >>can measure the board material now but it seemed like regular thinkness
> >
> > single
> >
> >>and double-sided PCB material.
> >>
> >>chuckc
> >
> >
> > What kind of paper cutter are you using?  the lever blade I picked up
won't
> > cut thru the thicker boards - feels like I'm going to snap the arm (I
think
> > I may have one that just isn't tough enough for this situation) - the
> > thinner boards cut easy though.
> >
> > -Tony
> >
>
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